G'day All, How on earth did Cow Town get mixed up in the thread about print v email? Is this Fort Worth the FW of DFW? Is this an illusion to some obscure Yankee joke? How can a poor Kiwi on the edge of the known universe make sense of all this? Back on topic! Please consider the advantages of electronic communication, and I write as one who spent most of his working life making a living out of the printed word, ie, as a newspaperman. These days it costs a fortune to post printed material anywhere. I subscribed, and indeed contributed to Ralph D's Folding Kayaker newsletter, but at around US$35 a sub, which translates to AUD$57, it all gets a little expensive to subscribe to a newsletter from abroad. BTW, I do Not begrudge Ralph, or others, their due wage! So, as a PaddleWiser who still has ink in his veins [ I date back to pre-computerised newspapers!] I say, esteemed editors, please consider the advantages of electronic. Without doubting the hegemony of America ! , it is the international reach of PaddleWise, and its electronic format, which makes it so worthwhile. And perhaps those who consider putting their skills into the printed word, also consider making an electronic version available to those at the edge of civilisation. Think of it with missionary zeal, and you will get the idea! I make no apology to those xenophobes who would see their particular neck of the woods as the Mt Zion of seakayaking, and I point the finger here at Aussies as much as anyone. I think we can all contribute from our different national perspectives and experiences. And now its back to my daily paper and it is off to the little house.[ We have an English saying: today's newspaper wraps tomorrow's fish and chips.] Peter Rattenbury, Australia. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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